Rosa POV.I pull back and smile as tears leave my eyes.“Hey, baby girl. Gods, I have missed you. Four years Rosa, four years I tried everything to get to you,” he tells me and I gasp. Four years. I was in hell for four years. To us, it only felt like days.“I’m here now. I’m so sorry I left you behind. I …” He slams his lips on mine once more and I kiss him back. The kiss is frantic and filled with longing, love, and passion.“Don’t you ever apologise for it. It was not your fault. We need to get out of here. This crypt is going to collapse.” He says as another shock waves hits. The walls begin to crumble around us.“Climb on.” I shove him towards Cerberus, and Charlie climbs up and stops, looking at Merrick.“What are you doing here?” He snarls out, and Merrick rolls his eyes.“He has mated and marked Jadara, so of course he has to be here. Now move your ass.” I say as I climb up and he sits in front of Merrick and I move in front of Charlie.“Baby, we need to get out of here. Can y
Charlie POV.We all behind Cerberus as we enter the Waning mountains. Cerberus stops and Rosa climbs down, pats him before she walks away.I go to follow her when Asteria stops me and shakes her head.“Let her go. She has just walked away from the only family she has known. Give her some space.” She says, and I look at the retreating figure of Rosa. Shanti takes my hand, gives it a squeeze. Jadara and Cece move past us all and follow behind Rosa.“She will be OK,” Merrick says as he follows behind his mate and I’m left standing there like an idiot. I shake my head with a sigh and follow, anyway.I’ve just got her back. I’m not going to let her go through this on her own. I walk through the little town and make my way towards our home. I open the door and don’t see Rosa anywhere. I walk towards the bedroom and she isn’t there. I search every room but nothing. Casta has kept the house clean, so that’s a plus.I leave the house and look around for her. But nothing. I walk towards the jun
Rosa POV.It has been months now since I came back from Hell. The Williams family has stayed away from me and for that, I am grateful. I didn’t want to see them, so it has given me time to get over all the bullshit and toxicity that came with them.I have been focusing on myself and Charlie. Jadara seems happy with Merrick and Cece, well she is now with me all the time now. Occasionally Jadara comes back because we need to keep the connection going. I don’t know what would happen if she didn’t come back. But still, it’s nice that she has finally given love a chance.I have been helping as much as I can. Shanti has been coming to see us regularly with Asteria. Hades, too. I gather the vegetables and fruits and lift the baskets and move back towards the village. Cerberus has baskets draped over his back as we both move through the jungle.The residents were all wary about the three-headed beast, but they are used to him now. Little Matilda loves him her parent’s not so much, especially
Rosa POV.“Rosa, what are you doing here?” She looks like shit, no doubt worrying about her pups.“I’m here to help.” I say, and she looks at me. Her bottom lip quivers. She walks down the steps and pulls me into a hug as she sobs on my shoulder. It breaks my heart and I hug her back.“It’s ok, I will get through to them. I will try my best. Selene and Lycaon told me what has happened. I will try to get them back.” I tell her as she trembles with the sobs. This woman was once my mom. I hate how we turned out to be.“I’m sorry Rosa. I know this is on me. It all is, I can’t lose them. I already lost you. I can’t lose them.” She breaks down completely and I break with her. Gaia was always so strong, but I suppose when it comes to your pups there is only so much strength you can show before everything comes crashing down.“I will do my best to get through to them. I give you my word.” I say to her and she nods her head, sniffling as she pulls back. I look up behind her and see the men I c
Rosa POV.I follow behind my mom and Asteria as we move towards the front of the packhouse. Mom is raging because of the deceit coming from her own blood. But it is no secret how Selene likes to interfere with the lives of her family.It is quite funny at times. I know my mom never wanted to dictate in my life, afraid she would be like Selene and be a hypocrite for it, but sometimes I wished she did. You know, like to step in when I needed her.Don’t get me wrong, she wasn’t all bad, but in my heart of hearts I would have liked her to step up more instead of taking the back seat. But I think it is too late for that now. Or is it?Mom stops in the training field and roars so loud it shakes the earth. At the same time, Asteria shrieks. They are both ready for this. To go to the heavens to save her pups. They want me, but they should know how unstable the Harbinger is, right? Well, I guess we are about to find out.Mom opens a portal, and she looks at me and offers me her clawed paw. I w
Rosa POV.My eyes widen as I fall through the floor, my wings flap as I fall. I slow my momentum with each stroke when I hear a scream and Jadara falls. I dive to grab her; she reaches for me and I grab her and pull up fast before we hit the floor. I place her on her feet.“Stay here.” I look up and take off again. What the fuck happened? I hear a roar of anger and follow the sound to see my mom fighting with Zeus. My family has shifted into their wolf forms. Charlie is fighting to the best of his ability.Asteria is next to him. The gods and the guards are fighting when I hear it. A hissing sound. I scan the area and my eyes widen in horror.I move at speed and slice through the shadows as they slither towards their prey. How did they get here? I move around, dodging the guards as I hear a roar and a crash. I look to the right and the columns crash. I smile as I fly closer to him.“Did I call you by accident? Or did you just miss me?” I ask him and he turns his orange eyes to me.“I
Charlie POV.“Hello, hooman. My name is Valour.” To hear the voice in my head is something I never thought I would ever hear. My siren form is nothing like any other shifter.They don’t speak to us because we are the siren. So having a new voice in my head is strange. But to actually see him is even stranger. He is stunning. I mean, Cece is stunning with her red fur and green eyes.But Valour, he is silver in colour with cold blue eyes. He is big as well. He seems friendly enough to be around. I wonder how Cece will be around him?“Charlie, are you ok?” Rosa asks as she checks me over and I go to speak when I hear this rumbling purr coming from my head and I look at her and she smiles. Can she hear him? Did that happen out loud?“Yes, hooman, when I purr it comes from your chest. I am not just in your conscience, I am you. The next full moon will be fun.” He tells me and I blink at his words. The next full moon?“Yeah baby girl, I’m ok. This is going to take some getting used to. But
Rosa POV.It’s over. It’s finally over. No more interference from the Gods. We can live freely now without worrying. My life is now my own. This is a strange feeling.“Rosa.” I turn my head and look at Charlie. I reach for him and he picks me up. I wrap my legs around his waist and kiss him.“This is really happening? Tell me this isn’t some kind of dream.” I whisper against his lips whilst running my hands through his hair.“It’s happening baby girl, you are free. We can live how we want to now.” He tells me. My breath catches in my throat at his confirmation. Fucking hell. For years, I have been a plaything for the gods. So what do I do now?“We live Rosa. That’s what we do. We have been given a second chance, a drop-dead gorgeous mate, a family who loves us, an extended family that loves us. If you ask me, we struck gold sweetie.” Cece says to me and I nod in agreement with her words.“She is right, you know.” He tells me and I look at him and chuckle, remembering he now has a wolf
Rosa POV.It has been eight long years since we last saw Asteria, and we all mourned the loss of Shanti. Charlie went into himself and I pulled him out of the spiral he was in. It wasn’t just me who pulled him out; it was Roman and the arrival of our little princess. She is, of course, named after her aunty. Shanti. She is beautiful; she has my red hair and her father’s blue eyes.Roman is ten now, and he is a good boy. Even when Shan was born he was her little shadow, always helping and even now he still does. He loves her so much, just like everyone else does.Over the last eight years I have been having more and more visions and Jadara has helped interpret them, but the strange thing is she has had the same ones I have. So this means something big about to happen.Life at Waning mountain has been peaceful, but then again, when you are on an island that only shows itself to those in need, it will do that. I look at my husband as he teaches the kids how to spar. I laugh when they all
Rosa POV.It has been two years since Roman was born and boy is he a little spitfire. He has everyone wrapped around his little finger. He is on the go and never stops. It doesn’t help that I can’t chase him, as I am expecting our second child. We got married six months after Roman was born and moved back to Waning mountain.There is still no word on where Asteria is, but we haven’t given up hope. Charlie is still searching for her. But he hasn’t made the same mistake again. Jadara had a beautiful little girl, and she is like her, with the long white hair, but she has Merrick’s brown eyes. She is stunning.They named her Rana. After Jadara’s mother. Her and Roman are the best of friends and they cause trouble together. Casta found a second chance mate and sunny had twins. Is it wrong that life continues on even without Asteria being here?There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t miss her.“Roman, put you pants back on little man.” He giggles as he streaks through the living room. J
Rosa POV.It has been two weeks since Charlie returned. I know he is still working on finding Asteria but he hasn’t left the packhouse, but each lead is leading to nothing. We have been slowly getting back on track. He is right behind me like a lost puppy.He works when he thinks I’m sleeping, but I don’t mind. I know how important Asteria is not just to him, but to us all. She needs to be found safe and sound. I can’t think of what they are doing to her.We have been preparing for the arrival of our son. I have been able to nest properly now that he is here; he watched in fascination as I built my nest and helped by handing me things. It may look a mess to others, but it is perfect for me and Charlie. So that is where we are, in my nest.My family comes to see me every day, but once it gets too much, they leave. I apologised to my nanna. But she waved it off, saying she completely understood. Mom and Jadara have been helping with preparing for our son’s arrival. Jadara shared her own
Charlie POV.Every day I have entered the room and stay in the same space as her and each time she watches me, I know she doesn’t believe I’m really here and I’m a threat and I have no-one to blame but myself.But today is different. Today I am sitting by the door reading a book. When I see her out of the corner of my eye as she moves closer to me. I don’t look at her. I continue doing what I’m doing as she moves to sit beside me.She has started to eat again, little and often. So that is progress. She isn’t vocal, though. She is watching me and I continue to read, keeping my heartbeat steady. Valour purrs and it rumbles in my chest at how close she is.She doesn’t flinch; she blinks and watches my face. I turn slowly to look at her and smile at her. She blinks her beautiful green eyes at me and moves back, but she is still looking at me.“Rosa, are you ok?” I ask her gently and she gulps and tilts her head. I know she is in there somewhere.“Cece, are you ok?” she pulls her face away
Charlie POV.It has been three months since Rosa told me about Asteria being captured and Shanti and I have been searching every lead we have received and, so far, nothing. I have not spoken to Rosa and I know if I did, it would hurt her more.Valour has been telling me we need to get back to her, but I can’t when I don’t know where Asteria is. Rosa will understand. Asteria is my mom, just like Gaia is hers.“Wrong hooman, mate needs us. She is in distress.” He tells me as I stop reading the latest report from the shifters on Waning mountain. I have asked Brody and the others to help. After all, they are bounty hunters.“She is safe Valour, please. We will go back to her soon, I promise.” I tell him when he huffs and disappears further into my mind.Hours later, I stand up and stretch my back and it pops and cracks. The door to the house bursts open and I growl as Gaia and Fen stalk inside and look right at me. Both look pissed.“What’s happened?” I ask, and Gaia walks to me and punch
Rosa POV.It has been a month since I found out Asteria was captured by the humans. Since then we have found out it is the human military that captured her and we have searched the earth looking for her, but nothing it is like they have completely disappeared. I told Charlie the day I found out.He didn’t blame me; he told me that the humans have been after her for a long time. But that doesn’t make it any better. He went to Moonlight Cove and spoke to Artemis and Shanti.Artemis has evacuated the underwater kingdom and fled with the sirens. Charlie and Shanti have been following leads and I am here on the ground finding anything that could lead us to her. Pops was pissed, but he said he would help in finding her.So we are all looking for her or any sign of these military scumbags who have taken her. But so far nothing.All we know is that they would have to be keeping her near water. They won’t be out in the open that would cause a war with the sirens. If we find her, then it will b
Rosa POV.I’m numb after what we have been told. That experiments have been performed on shifters. How could the humans be so cruel? I wander the pack grounds deep in thought as I try to understand why. But nothing is coming to me.If they are studying each different species, then who is to say that the hybrids won’t be on their radars in the future? We need to keep everyone safe. But how? How do you keep each and every shifter species safe from an unknown threat?Simple answer is you can’t. You can prepare, but it would be easier if we knew who it was we were preparing for. Do we say something and create mass panic and force the shifters back into the dark? Or do we let them live, not knowing what kind of danger they are in?I have a gut feeling that all this is no coincidence. The humans were fine and the human governments were fine with us all living in peace. But to pick out shifters that is premeditated, and they knew who to target. They have had years to put this together. So wh
Rosa POV.Waking up, I stretch and realise we are in our room in the packhouse. I reach across the bed to find it empty; I roll to my side and stare at the empty space beside me.Rolling on to my back, I look up at the ceiling and smile to myself. Charlie shifted last night. We ran in our forms; we played and we fu … mated in our forms, but I do remember falling asleep in the forest. So Charlie must have woken up and carried me back here. He is a sweetheart.The bedroom door opens, and in he walks carrying a breakfast tray. He is a sight for sore eyes. With his chest on display and shorts hanging low on his hips, showing off those rippling muscles and the deep V line that makes a girl hot with need.But I’m sorry ladies, this hunk is mine, all mine, and will be forever.“Morning, baby girl. I thought I would make you breakfast.” I hear Cece swoon. She is a hopeless romantic when it comes to this kind of stuff. I will admit I am too.“You didn’t need to do that. I’m surprised you are u
Charlie POV.Every nerve ending is on fire. Every cell is burning and changing. My eyes hurt and things sound sharper and I place my hands over my ears as I double over in pain. My insides feel like they are being torn out.I have no idea where I am. I feel the sparks and open my eyes to look into the calm green eyes of my mate as I try to reach for her when I whimper, but roll onto my back as my spine breaks and I scream out.“Breathe Charlie. Imagine Valour. Imagine his coat and his eyes. Let him take control, baby.” She tells me, but right now I’m too focused on the pain and the sound of blood rushing into my ears.“Let me forward, hooman.” Valour’s calm voice is louder than before and I whimper again my spine rearranges as I arch my back and I vomit on the floor.“NOW HOOMAN, LET ME FORWARD!” I try to speak, but my jaw snaps and blood coats my tongue. I would not recommend this at all.All I can feel and focus on is the pain and my cheek bones snap and my face burns as it grows lo